Day 52 14/12/2009
Distance Cycled: ~180km
Times asked to Marry (Total): 12
Despite being a little chilly in my tent last night I slept very well. I set off at about 7 and continued down the road toward Mui Ne. The sun was incredibly hot but luckily my route was mostly downhill. I found a series of hairpin turns on this route that were unbelievably fun although being a little cautious as my breaks still weren’t great, around some corners there were some rock slides and potholes, cow shit and on more than one occasion actual cows blocking the road that I narrowly missed. Under the heat of the sun the road flattened out but at times could have been hard to classify it as a road, it almost seemed as it had been bombed relentlessly.
When I finally hit Hwy 1 I stopped for lunch. Im so glad I learnt how to say Com Dia (Rice with a bit of everything) as what was placed in front of me was a buffet of food.
Whilst eating lunch I realized my backpack was open slightly probably because of the bumpy bad road, and my camera charger and spare battery had fallen out. It really could have been worse, like my laptop or iPod.
I kept cycling into the afternoon but it became too hot and I retired under a tree for a few hours.
Along the way I saw the exit off to see the white sand dunes, I thought I may as well see them while I was there and it was only a detour of 3 km. They were quite impressive although very windy.
I wanted to catch the sunset over the red sand dunes 20km away so I cycled quickly to get there. This extra push didn’t do me well as I cramped up completely and wasn’t able to cycle for a while. I did make it to the red sand dunes utterly exhausted and the sunset was gorgeous, and because I had lost my spare battery for my camera I couldn’t take a picture of it, you will have to take my word on it.
As it was now getting dark and I was still 15km from Mui Ne I decided to get some food and camp out beside the beach. I ate dinner but because I was so exhausted and feeling unwell from being in the sun all day it took me a while to leave, my body was locking up, cramps in my feet, legs and hands, I was unable to stand for the longest time let alone to get back on my bike to find a place to pitch my tent.
As soon as I pitched my tent I was out like a light.
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